Political Philosophy

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Taking the Leap: 2016
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Taking the Leap: 2016

From: From Layton to Singh

Chapter 5 focuses on the NDP’s recovery plan after the upset of the 2015 election. The chapter covers topics including Mulcair’s defence in the leadership review, Alberta NDP’s … 18 $1.80 Add
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“That’s How We See It”: Trauma and Indigenous Resistance

“That’s How We See It”: Trauma and Indigenous Resistance

From: Damming the Peace

Journalist Andrew MacLeod interviews respected First Nations leader Helen Knott about the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on her community, and in … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Advisory Board (versus the Board of Directors)

The Advisory Board (versus the Board of Directors)

From: Committed

In this chapter, Sprickerhoff examines the structure and purpose of advisory boards in startup contexts, contrasting them with formal boards of directors. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Aesthetics of Totalitarian Salvation
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The Aesthetics of Totalitarian Salvation

From: Spectres of Fascism

This chapter explores how totalitarian regimes use aesthetics to project a promise of salvation. The author discusses this through the framework of the Romanian Revolution. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Age of Crisis
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The Age of Crisis

From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times

In this chapter, Himelfarb discusses the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, and traces how neoliberal policies have from deepened inequality, corporate concentration, and social … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Allende of the North
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The Allende of the North

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the Dave Barrett NDP government of British Columbia, which was in power from 1972-1975. Jackson later worked with the BC NDP caucus as they tried to resist the resurgent … 8 $0.80 Add
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The anarchist impulse

The anarchist impulse

From: SOS

Chapter 4 examines the theory of anarchy, discussing authority, self-government, organised anarchist movement during the 1848 Revolts across Europe, the commune, titles to libertarianism, and the … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Anthropocene and Us

The Anthropocene and Us

Grounds for the Augmented Left

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

Untenable Futures: From Ecomodernism to Green Social Democracy – Embracing a Contingent Future 12 $1.20 Add
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The autonomous rupture

The autonomous rupture

From: SOS

Chapter 9 focuses on the emergence of more autonomous leftism, discussing topics like the 1960s New Left, the Red Brigades, co-operative alternatives, politics and anti-politics, and what is to … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Banality of Evil

The Banality of Evil

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein covers the arrest of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, Arendt’s decision to attend his trial in Israel, and the reception of her seminal work Eichmann in Jerusalem. 10 $1.00 Add
The Big Fix

The Big Fix

How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians

More and more of the Canadian economy is dominated by a handful of huge companies that control what we buy, how we work, and which other businesses can or can’t thrive. Beyond the obvious … ; 141 View
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The Big Lie: Why and How BC Hydro Dismissed the Peace River Valley Microclimate

The Big Lie: Why and How BC Hydro Dismissed the Peace River Valley Microclimate

From: Damming the Peace

Former B.C. Environment Minister Joan Sawicki sets out her analysis that BC Hydro “overlooked” the importance of microclimate in its agricultural impact assessment of the Site C dam … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Big Lie
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The Big Lie

Part I: The Big Lie

From: Has Populism Won?

This chapter discusses the big lies told by populist leaders including, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, López Obrador, and how they are presented to rally individuals to join their cause. … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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The Black Bloc

The Black Bloc

From: Languages of the Unheard

In order to assess the role of black blocs as languages of the unheard, that is, as vehicles for fostering public autonomy and securing a voice for the silenced or ignored, it may matter … 23 $2.30 Add
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The buck stops where?
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The buck stops where?

From: Inside SNC-Lavalin

In this chapter, Stevenson examines the history of SNC-Lavalin, following the company’s 1991 merger, its growth under leaders Guy Saint-Pierre and Jacques Lamarre through 2009, and the … 11 $1.10 Add